Boston D.A.: The Battle To Transform the American Justice System Flynn, Sean1575001462 / 9781575001463 Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket 2000 T V Books. Almost like new--superclean, bright, crisp. 240pp. Language: English. '[A]ward-winning journalist Sean Flynn takes readers behind the closed doors of the Boston D.A.'s office to reveal the life-and-death world of crime and punishment. Crack gangs, homicides, the Willie Horton scandal, and racially motivated witch-hunts plagued Boston in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Then in 1992, an unlikely political novice named Ralph Martin II became District Attorney. BOSTON D.A. tells the remarkable story of this reformer who has used the Boston courts to challenge racial bias, fight for progressive social outreach programs, and crack down on juvenile crime.'--from the publisher.
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20.00 USD

Double Billing: A Young Lawyer's Tale of Greed, Sex, Lies, and the Pursuit of a Swivel Chair Stracher, Cameron0688147593 / 9780688147594 Very Good. Hardcover. Stated 1st edition hardcover with dustjacket 1998 William Morrow and Company. Superclean; no marks; pages bright; binding tight. Only a hint of wear to jacket. 228 pages. Language: English. 'By turns hilarious and horrifying, Double Billing is a clever and sobering expose of the legal profession. Cameron Stracher reveals a shocking nonfiction account of the ordeal of a young associate at a major Wall Street law firm. Fresh out of Harvard Law School, Stracher landed a coveted position at a high-powered corporate law firm and thus began his grueling years as an associate, a dreaded rite of passage for every young attorney. Only about five percent survive long enough to achieve the Holy Grail of partnership in the firm. In a stylish and witty manner that has earned him comparison to an early Philip Roth, Stracher does for the legal profession what Michael Lewis's Liars' Poker did for the financial industry. The result is a tell-all glimpse into the cutthroat world of corporate law from the perspective of the low man on the totem pole.'--from the publisher.
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15.00 USD

How to Make Your Will: Practical Questions and Answers on Wills, 2nd EditionRockwood, Albert S.Good. Hardcover. Small, slim hardcover 2nd edition, published 1920 by Fullerton Publishing Co., Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. Inkstamp on 1st blank page: 'Property of J. Lehrenkrauss and Sons'. Covers are grubby; edges and corners worn and fraying. No dustjacket. Moderate age-tanning to pages. Spine wiggles but binding is holding. Text very clean; no marks. 64 pages. Language: English. Boards covered in tan cloth with title and Contents on front in black. Author was counsellor at law, New York Bar. The earlier edition was published 1914. Consists of information on preparing wills, written for the layman in question-and-answer format. Appendix lists state-by-state requirements for the number of witnesses required to sign, and age at which valid wills may be made. Keywords: law, firm, lawyer, legal, legality, attorney, counselor, testament, codicil, probate, vintage, retro, antique, Twenties, 1920s, '20s, NY. No ISBN.
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55.00 USD

Letting Go: Death, Dying, and the Law Urofsky, Melvin I.0684193442 / 9780684193441 Acceptable. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket 1993 Scribner. FORMER LIBRARY BOOK with inkstamp on top page edge, label on spine, remainder mark, Mylar protector. Text is superclean; pages bright; binding tight; no card pocket. Great reading / research copy. 204 pages; Index; Notes. Language: English. 'In a penetrating, humane and accessible study, Urofsky (A Conflict of Rights) focuses on the role of law in an individual's exercise of his or her right to die. With arguments based on rights to autonomy, privacy and freedom of expression, the author, a professor of history and constitutional law at Virginia Commonwealth University, advocates such legally binding advance directives as Living Wills and the use of legal surrogates. Citing such famous courtroom suits as those of Karen Anne Quinlan and Baby Jane Doe, he reviews the powerful influences exerted on those struggling with these issues by religion, ethnic traditions and medical ethics. Ideally, he concludes, the law should not intervene directly, but should provide a procedural framework--here outlined--to guide those charged with decision-making.'--Publishers Weekly, 1993.
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5.00 USD

New Federalist Papers: Essays in Defense of the Constitution Brinkley, Alan; Polsby, Nelson W.; Sullivan, Kathleen M.0393046192 / 9780393046199 Like New. Hardcover. Brand-new hardcover with dustjacket 1997 W.W. Norton. Unread; superclean; only light shelfwear. 179pp. Language: English. '3 prominent and highly visible writers confront the threats posed by current challenges to the American Constitution. In the aftermath of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, 3 of its most gifted participants--Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay--wrote a series of 85 essays, published in newspapers throughout the nation, defending the proposed new government against its opponents. Those essays, known today as the Federalist Papers, explain the philosophical basis of the Constitution and defend the idea of republican government against charges that it would lead to tyranny. Today's political controversies call into question some of the principles that have shaped government through most of this century. New Federalist Papers, written by 3 constitutional experts, defends the representative democracy put in place by the framers of the Constitution. Like Hamilton, Madison, and Jay, the authors of New Federalist Papers see danger in the effort to diminish and relocate federal power. They recognize that it is the task of public discourse to bring about reasoned consideration of such issues as gun control, term limits, flag burning, the balanced budget amendment, and campaign finance reform.'--from the publisher.
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19.00 USD

Race for Justice: Mumia Abu-Jamal's Fight Against the Death Penalty Weinglass, Leonard1567510701 / 9781567510706 Good. Paperback. Softcover 1995 Common Courage Press. Date inked inside front cover. Otherwise very clean; pages bright; binding tight. Light-to-average wear. 272pp. Language: English. 'As chief counsel for the defense, Weinglass gives his version of what happened in Philadelphia on the night in 1981 when Mumia Abu-Jamal, a journalist and member of the Black Panther Party, was charged with shooting a police officer. Abu-Jamal wrote his own version in Live from Death Row. His appeal was so powerful that it set off demonstrations and won him a stay of execution. By citing discrepancies in the prosecution's case, Weinglass contends that the trial was rigged and that Abu-Jamal's real crime was his political affiliation. This absorbing book is a scathing indictment of the American justice system. Recommended.'--Frances Sandiford, Library Journal, 1995.
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10.00 USD

Spies and Informers in the Witness-boxPritt, Denis Nowell [D. N.]Good. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket, published 1958 by Bernard Hanison Ltd, London. Noticeable wear: jacket has edgewear with scuffs, scratches, chips, and small rips; small discolored area on title page and copyright page, apparently from a piece of tape now gone; light age-tanning to pages. Otherwise clean and unmarked; binding tight. 96 pages. Language: English. Black cloth-covered boards with gilt title on spine. 'Here is an account, based on material drawn exclusively from countries whose Courts apply the strict Anglo-Saxon canons of evidence, of the use and misuse over nearly two centuries of spies and informers in the witness box, particularly in trials conducted in periods of social unrest and international tension.'-- from jacket flap. Chapters on Spies in Industry; The Use of Informers in War; The Federal Bureau of Investigation; Trial by Committee; The Taft-Hartley and the Smith Acts; The Rosenberg Case; Civil Liberty and the Informer; etc. Keywords: spy, spying, espionage, law, legal, justice, judge, unsupported evidence, courtroom, tribunal, FBI, Communist, Communism, subversive, trade union, government, D. N. Pritt. No ISBN.
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50.00 USD

The Case Against the General: Manuel Noriega and the Politics of American Justice Albert, Steve0684193752 / 9780684193755 Very Good. Hardcover. 1st edition hardcover with dustjacket 1993 Scribner's. Remainder marks: bottom page edge and sales code box. Very clean; pages bright; binding tight; never read. Noticeable store wear to jacket. 456pp, Index, B/W photos.Language: English. NOTE: Cannot ship outside U.S. via Global Priority -- Surface or Airmail only. 'An exhaustive recapitulation of how the US nailed Manuel Noriega, Panama's erstwhile strongman, on drug-trafficking and racketeering charges. Drawing on apparently open access to prosecutors and defense counsel, Albert (an editor of The Recorder, a San Francisco law journal) offers a detailed, if premeditatedly objective, account of a case with geopolitical implications. While he provides much background information--including a rundown on the reasons why the Justice Department sought to indict a military dictator who had ties to an alphabet soup of Washington-based agencies (CIA, DEA, NSC, etc.)--the author focuses on the events surrounding a precedent-setting trial that could take place only after American forces invaded Panama, captured its de facto head of state, and spirited him away to a maximum-security cell beneath Miami's federal courthouse. Albert does a fine job of recounting how government attorneys were able not only to piece together the structure of Colombia's Medellin cartel but also to link Noriega to its criminal activities in the US and elsewhere. In the process, he makes clear that Faustian bargains with narcoterrorists, murderers, money-launderers, corrupt officials, and other felons are a must in obtaining evidence enough to move against the likes of a Noriega....'--Kirkus Reviews, 1993. Keywords: Panamanian, narcotics, Florida, drug lords, classified, testimony, Bush, administration, invasion.
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20.00 USD

The Search for Justice: A Defense Attorney's Brief on the O.J. Simpson Case Shapiro, Robert L.; Warren, Larkin0446520810 / 9780446520812 Very Good. Hardcover. Stated 1st edition hardcover with dustjacket 1996 Warner. Superclean; no marks; only light wear--almost like new. 363pp. Language: English. 'In this fascinating and revealing look by a crucial participant who was there from the start, Robert Shapiro recaptures the trial of O.J. Simpson, starting with the critical hours before and after Simpson's arrest and including his own unique perspective on his fellow lawyers, the jury, the defense, the role of DNA, and a controversial verdict that has divided a nation.'--Ingram.
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15.00 USD

THE TRIAL OF THE FUTURE: Challenge to the Law Botein, Bernard; Gordon, Murray A.Good. Hardcover. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1963, stated 1st edition, hardcover with dustjacket, 185pp. Language: English. Good condition: Text is clean and unmarked; binding is tight. There is an abraded area inside front cover from a removed label. Some spotting on side page edge. Jacket is in Fair condition: heavily soiled and rubbed, with several archivally-closed rips. Scholarly spelling- out of a proposal made by Judge Botstein to the Association of the Bar of the City of New York suggesting a new commission, assigned to anticipate change and to keep the judicial process in line with the revolutionary challenge of a world being wrenched out of its old shape by science, technology, and changing customs.
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10.00 USD

Undue Influence: The Epic Battle for the Johnson and Johnson FortuneMargolick, David0688064256 / 9780688064259 Very Good. Hardcover. 1st edition hardcover with dustjacket 1993 William Morrow. Only light wear to jacket; faint crease to front flap. Very clean; no marks; pages bright; binding tight. 624 pages; Index; black-and-white photos. Language: English. NOTE: Heavy book-- cannot ship outside U.S. via Flat-Rate envelope; may require additional international postage. 'The largest, costliest, ugliest, most spectacular and most conspicuous inheritance contest in American history here receives thorough, incisive and dramatic treatment from New York Times legal affairs correspondent Margolick. In 1971, 76-year-old J. Seward Johnson, heir to the Johnson and Johnson fortune, married his 34-year-old Polish household servant; when he died 12 years later, his six adult offspring sued to stop the widow, Basia, from inheriting most of the half-billion-dollar estate. While Margolick ably conveys Basia's imperiousness and the children's dissolution, the book shines in its sophisticated analysis of the prominent attorneys and New York City law firms representing the various parties, and in its scathing portrait of tough, profane and peremptory Judge Marie Lambert. After a bizarre 17-week trial in 1986, the two sides settled, with Basia paying out approximately $43 million to the Johnson children. Both parties claimed victory, but Margolick's anatomy of the process shows everyone's claims to be tainted.'--Publishers Weekly, 1993.
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20.00 USD